Our
Toxic Environment "Environmental pollution is one
of the most serious problems facing humanity today," states Alan McGowan, president of the Scientists' Institute
for Public Information. Similarly, in an article entitled
Global Change, scientist George M. Woodwell reported that
scientists around the world believe that human activities
are threatening the biosphere, the thin layer on the surface
of the earth where life occurs. The biosphere maintains
an incredible richness and variety of life, including
human life; yet, in the final part of our century, humans
are destroying the natural systems upon which life depends.
After living for thousands and thousands of years in chemical
balance, mankind in the last 100 years has literally changed
the chemistry of our environment through the progressive
poisoning of nature with the chemical by-products of modern
agriculture, industry, power generation, and transportation.
The chemical changes these poisons cause are not confined
to areas of local release. Scientists have found evidence
of pollution everywhere on earth, from the largest cities
to the remote and isolated South Pole.

To
give you an example of the quantity of poisons we are
exposed to each year, consider the following amounts released
into the environment in 1989 alone: Toxins in Our Food
In the United States, we allow over 10,000 food and chemical
additives into our food supply. The average American eats
about 14 pounds of additives a year. In addition to colorings,
preservatives, flavorings, emulsifiers, humectants, and
anti-microbials, we consume on average 120 pounds of sugar
and 8 pounds of salt. Internal Pollution With the number
of bacteria in the colon being estimated at 10,000,000,000
per gram of fecal material, it is suggested that we have
a greater number of bacteria than we have human cells.
These bacteria release by-products, some of which have
healthful effects, while others can be toxic. Our Health
May Be Adversely Affected! Consider the example of Mr.
Thomas Latimer, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
Hours after treating his lawn with a pesticide, he experienced
dizziness, nausea, and a pounding headache that intensified.
Despite extensive medical care, he continued to get worse
and now suffers from visual and concentration difficulties,
speech impairment, nightmares, brain seizures, and takes
anti-epileptic medication. He no longer rides a bike and
even has difficulty walking. The collective medical opinion
was that an anti-ulcer medicine he was taking suppressed
his liver's ability to detoxify the pesticide he was exposed
to. With his natural defenses compromised, the poison
carried out a potent and ongoing attack on his nervous
system. Mr. Latimer is not the only victim. Recent estimates
suggest that each year there are 3,000,000 severe pesticide
poisonings with 220,000 deaths worldwide. Pesticide-related
illnesses in the United States are estimated to occur
between 150,000 and 300,000 times a year. This situation
begs an important question!

What
can we do to help protect ourselves from the damaging
effects caused by toxins in our environment, food, or
even internal pollution?
Adequate Nutrition is Essential for Effective Detoxification
The body goes through a continuous cycle of activity in
an effort to protect itself from the adverse effects of
toxicity. This detoxification cycle is critically dependent
on adequate nutrition as is illustrated below: An alarming
trend has developed in the last two decades: people may
not be adequately nourished by the average American diet.
After analyzing over 15,000 people, one study reported
that "84% of the subjects are consuming sub-optimal
diets with regard to one or more of the 17 nutrients evaluated."
Nutritional Support is Available We offer a scientifically
designed program to help support the body's ability to
clear unhealthful toxins. It provides simple, yet specific,
dietary guidelines in combination with a complete and
nutritionally balanced beverage that contains a blend
of the essential nutrients associated with detoxification
pathways.

Could
this program help you? Find out! Take the "Toxicity
Self Test" below.

As
toxins enter the body... special nutrients are available
to... activate specific enzymes that... transform toxins
into water-soluble substances that can be excreted...
as well as protect the body from some of the damage the
toxins may cause... while other nutrients support the
body's route of toxin elimination... requiring more nutrients
to be ingested so that... o Over 550,000,000 pounds of
industrial chemicals were dumped into public sewage storage.
o More than 1,000,000,000 pounds of chemicals were released
into the ground, threatening our natural ground water
sources. o Over 188,000,000 pounds of chemicals were discharged
into surface waters, i.e., lakes and rivers. o More than
2,400,000,000 pounds of air emissions were pumped into
the atmosphere. o The grand total of chemical pollutants
released into the environment was 5,705,670,380 pounds.
That is enough to fill a line of semi-trailers parked
bumper to bumper and having a cargo capacity of 45,000
pounds each, stretching from downtown Los Angeles to Des
Moines, Iowa!

Toxicity
Self Test Rate each of the following symptoms based upon
your health profile for the past 30 days: POINT SCALE:
0 = never or almost never have the symptom
1 = occasionally have it, effect is not severe
2 = occasionally have it, effect is severe
3 = frequently have it, effect is not severe
4 = frequently have it, effect is severe